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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncommon) Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something)..
Mrs. Isabelle Field Jddson has succeeded to the patronship of the late Cyrus W. Field and Mr. Charles S. Shepard to the patronship of the late Edward M. Shepard. Dr. Walter B. James has been elected patron of the Museum in recognition of his contributions ...
The alliance has never been one between equal partners but has always been based on the idea of patronship of one social class over another. Patronship is assumed by the group which is considered to be both ideologically and culturally at a higher level of development and which, on the strength of this, gives friendly assistance to the group at a lower level.
The Van Pere patronship at Berbice Another seventeenth-century Dutch colony in Guiana that had significance for the slave trade was located on the Berbice River. [...] the colony [...] was allowed to continue as a family patronship.
Use patronship when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Patronship means (uncommon) Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something)..
Common synonyms include patroonship.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Mrs. Isabelle Field Jddson has succeeded to the patronship of the late Cyrus W. Field and Mr. Charles S. Shepard to the patronship of the late Edward M. Shepard. Dr. Walter B. James has been elected patron of the Museum in recognition of his contributions ...
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